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STS-103 (Flight # 96) 20-28 December 1999

Discovery (27)

Crew:
    Curtis L. Brown, Jr. [6], Commander
    Scott J. Kelly [1], Pilot
    Steven L. Smith [3], Mission Specialist
    C. Michael Foale [5], Mission Specialist
    John M. Grunsfeld [3], Mission Specialist
    Claude Nicollier [4], Mission Specialist (Switzerland/ESA)
    Jean-Francois Clervoy [3], Mission Specialist (France/ESA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (42)
    Date: 20 December 1999
    Time: 00:50:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 317 nm
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 119
    Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
    Distance: 3.267 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (49)
    Date: 28 December 1999
    Time: 00:01:34 UTC
    Rollout: 47 seconds (2,135 meters, 7,005 feet)

Highlights:
   Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A. Three EVA's were performed.

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